Through The Lens

Doubt. It plagues me sometimes before a shoot or a wedding. As artists I think all photographers occasionally find ourselves doubting our abilities and our creativity. It happens. Whenever I start doubting myself though (especially when I’m about to shoot something that is unfamiliar or unknown), I let a little prayer out. “Dear God, let me deliver on my unspoken promise to be the best I can be” and really? Isn’t that a prayer that we all send out occasionally as husbands, wives, daughters, sons, and especially mothers?

A little over a week ago, I did a maternity shoot for my good friend, Christina. I had asked her to volunteer since I, by no means, am an expert on maternity photos. Give me a girl and a boy in a white dress and a black tux, and I’ll rock it out! But a beautiful pregnant woman and a man who loves her about to embark on the great journey that life has to offer? I was ready to upchuck from nerves. All I knew was that Christina and Bobby had given me their trust, their faith to take some beautiful images, and I took that trust, mixed it in with some moxie, took a deep breathe and did my best.

In honor of all the mothers in the world, I give this gift to you Christina. Happy Mothers Day!

You know all those cliches about pregnant women having this beautiful “glow” (which by the way I try to recreate by spending a ton of money on makeup and yeah doesn’t work!), Christina’s got it!

I mean really got it!

I asked Christina if Bobby, her husband, and her stepson, Ryan, would mind joining us. While maternity photos are usually all about mom, I loved capturing the “family” as well.

My idea of a modern family portrait:

Any my favorite image of the day: